2008 Civil Discourse-Related
Events in Arizona
8/1/2008-12/15/2008
Youth and Government & Model Legislature
Arizona YMCA Youth & Government is a statewide youth civic education and leadership development program in which YMCAs, schools, and community organizations involve high school students in a five-month hands-on experience. Since its inception in 1948, the Arizona program has used a variety of activities to build, encourage and strengthen those life assets and character traits that will help high school youth become involved and responsible citizens. The tool used is a high-quality experiential and educational simulation based on Arizona’s state government. The program is comprehensive, and its impact on the youth participants is dramatic. The purpose of this highly regarded program is exemplified in the program’s motto: “Democracy must be learned by each generation.”
Sponsor: YMCA
Location: Various locations and State Capitol
Location Details: Various locations and State Capitol
Time: All Day
Cost: $350 plus local fees
Category: Youth
Phone: 602-252-2963 X101
Email: eahebert@vosymca.org
Website: www.azymcayag.org
Arizona YMCA Youth & Government is a statewide youth civic education and leadership development program in which YMCAs, schools, and community organizations involve high school students in a five-month hands-on experience. Since its inception in 1948, the Arizona program has used a variety of activities to build, encourage and strengthen those life assets and character traits that will help high school youth become involved and responsible citizens. The tool used is a high-quality experiential and educational simulation based on Arizona’s state government. The program is comprehensive, and its impact on the youth participants is dramatic. The purpose of this highly regarded program is exemplified in the program’s motto: “Democracy must be learned by each generation.”
Sponsor: YMCA
Location: Various locations and State Capitol
Location Details: Various locations and State Capitol
Time: All Day
Cost: $350 plus local fees
Category: Youth
Phone: 602-252-2963 X101
Email: eahebert@vosymca.org
Website: www.azymcayag.org
9/15/2008-3/15/2009
Model United Nations
Students in grades 6-9 learn about another country, YMCA values, and the global community. Teens learn about the basic structure and function of the UN. They work in teams to research a foreign country, write proposals, and create a display about their country. Clubs meet weekly at various locations. Many leadership opportunities are available. The program concludes with a two-day Model UN Assembly where countries propose and debate solutions to international issues. This program involves an overnight stay in a local Phoenix hotel.
Sponsor: YMCA
Location: Various locations
Location Details: Various locations
Time: All Day
Cost: $215 plus local fees
Category: Youth
Phone: 602-252-2963 X101
Email: eahebert@vosymca.org
Website: http://www.valleyymca.org/teens.php
Students in grades 6-9 learn about another country, YMCA values, and the global community. Teens learn about the basic structure and function of the UN. They work in teams to research a foreign country, write proposals, and create a display about their country. Clubs meet weekly at various locations. Many leadership opportunities are available. The program concludes with a two-day Model UN Assembly where countries propose and debate solutions to international issues. This program involves an overnight stay in a local Phoenix hotel.
Sponsor: YMCA
Location: Various locations
Location Details: Various locations
Time: All Day
Cost: $215 plus local fees
Category: Youth
Phone: 602-252-2963 X101
Email: eahebert@vosymca.org
Website: http://www.valleyymca.org/teens.php
10/16/08
The Science of Consensus: Decision Making and Dispute Resolution
Richard Birke, Associate Professor of law and Director of the Dispute Resolution Center at Willamette University College of Law in Salem, Ore., will discuss brain research and how it affects current Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) practices and efforts to build consensus. Birke has written extensively on the ADR movement in the legal field.
Sponsor: ASU Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona Science Center
Location: Arizona Science Center, Phoenix
Location Details: 4208 North 25th Street, Phoenix
Time: All Day
Cost: Free
Phone: 602/716-2000
Email: info@azhumanities.org
Richard Birke, Associate Professor of law and Director of the Dispute Resolution Center at Willamette University College of Law in Salem, Ore., will discuss brain research and how it affects current Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) practices and efforts to build consensus. Birke has written extensively on the ADR movement in the legal field.
Sponsor: ASU Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona Science Center
Location: Arizona Science Center, Phoenix
Location Details: 4208 North 25th Street, Phoenix
Time: All Day
Cost: Free
Phone: 602/716-2000
Email: info@azhumanities.org
10/30/08
The Science of Consensus: Ethical Behavior and Public Virtue
Richard Morrison, an attorney with Salmon, Lewis & Weldon, P.L.C. Focusing on agricultural issues including water rights and environmental law, will examine the virtues that apply to those running for public office and the character of the voters who elect them.
Sponsor: ASU Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona Science Center
Location: Arizona Science Center, Phoenix
Location Details: 4208 North 25th Street, Phoenix
Time: All Day
Cost: Free
Phone: 602/716-2000
Email: info@azhumanities.org
Richard Morrison, an attorney with Salmon, Lewis & Weldon, P.L.C. Focusing on agricultural issues including water rights and environmental law, will examine the virtues that apply to those running for public office and the character of the voters who elect them.
Sponsor: ASU Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona Science Center
Location: Arizona Science Center, Phoenix
Location Details: 4208 North 25th Street, Phoenix
Time: All Day
Cost: Free
Phone: 602/716-2000
Email: info@azhumanities.org
11/2/2008-11/5/2008
Arizona Town Hall
93rd Arizona Town Hall will concentrate discussion on finding solutions for filling the need for workforce/affordable housing.
Sponsor: Arizona Town Hall
Location: Grand Canyon
Location Details: Grand Canyon
Time: All Day
Cost:
Category: By Invitation
Phone: 602-252-9600
Email:
Website: http://www.aztownhall.org/
93rd Arizona Town Hall will concentrate discussion on finding solutions for filling the need for workforce/affordable housing.
Sponsor: Arizona Town Hall
Location: Grand Canyon
Location Details: Grand Canyon
Time: All Day
Cost:
Category: By Invitation
Phone: 602-252-9600
Email:
Website: http://www.aztownhall.org/
11/11/2008-11/12/2008
Participatory Strategic Planning
Participants learn a systematic and comprehensive participatory strategic planning method for organizational change and transformation. (Prerequisite: GFM)
Sponsor: Partners in Participation
Location: Partners in ParticipationOffices, Phoenix
Location Details: 4208 North 25th Street, Phoenix
Time: All Day
Cost: $545
Category: By Registration
Phone: 602-468-0605
Email: info@partnersinparticipation.com
Website: http://www.partnersinparticipation.com/
Participants learn a systematic and comprehensive participatory strategic planning method for organizational change and transformation. (Prerequisite: GFM)
Sponsor: Partners in Participation
Location: Partners in ParticipationOffices, Phoenix
Location Details: 4208 North 25th Street, Phoenix
Time: All Day
Cost: $545
Category: By Registration
Phone: 602-468-0605
Email: info@partnersinparticipation.com
Website: http://www.partnersinparticipation.com/
11/13/08
The Science of Consensus: The Psychology of Persuasion
Robert Cialdini, Regents’ Professor of Psychology and a W.P. Carey Distinguished Professor of Marketing at Arizona State University, will focus on the art of persuasion, compliance, and negotiation as discussed in his new book, Yes!: 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to be Persuasive.
Sponsor: ASU Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona Science Center
Location: Arizona Science Center, Phoenix
Location Details: 4208 North 25th Street, Phoenix
Time: All Day
Cost: Free
Phone: 602/716-2000
Email: info@azhumanities.org
Robert Cialdini, Regents’ Professor of Psychology and a W.P. Carey Distinguished Professor of Marketing at Arizona State University, will focus on the art of persuasion, compliance, and negotiation as discussed in his new book, Yes!: 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to be Persuasive.
Sponsor: ASU Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona Science Center
Location: Arizona Science Center, Phoenix
Location Details: 4208 North 25th Street, Phoenix
Time: All Day
Cost: Free
Phone: 602/716-2000
Email: info@azhumanities.org
11/19/2008-11/21/2008, 2/27/2009-2/29/2009
Mastering the Technology of Participation
This course was created for those wishing to become highly skilled ToP® facilitators. It provides a theoretical foundation for the methods as well as opportunities for practice and feedback. A learning community is created that supports and deepens the participant's journey. Included are mentoring opportunities for participants in their own practice and with other participants.
Sponsor: Partners in Participation
Location: Partners in ParticipationOffices, Phoenix
Location Details: 4208 North 25th Street, Phoenix
Time: All Day
Cost: $4,000
Category: By Registration
Phone: 602-468-0605
Email: info@partnersinparticipation.com
Website: http://www.partnersinparticipation.com/
This course was created for those wishing to become highly skilled ToP® facilitators. It provides a theoretical foundation for the methods as well as opportunities for practice and feedback. A learning community is created that supports and deepens the participant's journey. Included are mentoring opportunities for participants in their own practice and with other participants.
Sponsor: Partners in Participation
Location: Partners in ParticipationOffices, Phoenix
Location Details: 4208 North 25th Street, Phoenix
Time: All Day
Cost: $4,000
Category: By Registration
Phone: 602-468-0605
Email: info@partnersinparticipation.com
Website: http://www.partnersinparticipation.com/
1/12/2009-1/13/2009 or 2/19/2009-2/20/2009
Planning for Effective Public Participation
This 2-day Planning class is critical for developing effective public participation. Using The International Association for Public Participation’s (IAP2) Spectrum for Public Participation, you’ll learn how to establish clear and achievable objectives for a public involvement program and how to define the promise to the public. Course materials include exercises using IAP2’s five steps for planning effective public participation. You’ll learn how to guide your organization in conducting public involvement and how to plan for the timing, techniques, and resources needed to make citizen engagement a success. You’ll also learn the practical importance of the IAP2 Core Values and how the IAP2 Code of Ethics applies to both practitioners and clients. The detailed real world examples and practical hands-on exercises will give you the tools needed to build realistic public consensus programs. The International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) Certificate Program in Public Participation provides a broad-based learning experience covering all the foundations of civic engagement. Developed by the most experiences and successful practitioners from around the world, this training provides best practices and tools for designing and implementing practical, real world public involvement programs. After each class, students will earn credit from IAP2 recognizing their successful completion of that course. With completion of all three classes, students will earn a Certificate in Public Participation from IAP2.
Sponsor: The International Association for Public Participation
Location: Arizona State University’s (ASU) Planning + Design Academy at the Phoenix Urban Research Laboratory (PURL), Phoenix
Location Details: 234 N. Central 8th Fl. Phoenix, AZ
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. both days
Cost: $325/person each day
Category: By Registration
Phone: 602/266-5556
Email: jdg@godecrandall.com
Website: http://design.asu.edu/pdacademy/wrkprocessmanagement.shtml#IAP2
This 2-day Planning class is critical for developing effective public participation. Using The International Association for Public Participation’s (IAP2) Spectrum for Public Participation, you’ll learn how to establish clear and achievable objectives for a public involvement program and how to define the promise to the public. Course materials include exercises using IAP2’s five steps for planning effective public participation. You’ll learn how to guide your organization in conducting public involvement and how to plan for the timing, techniques, and resources needed to make citizen engagement a success. You’ll also learn the practical importance of the IAP2 Core Values and how the IAP2 Code of Ethics applies to both practitioners and clients. The detailed real world examples and practical hands-on exercises will give you the tools needed to build realistic public consensus programs. The International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) Certificate Program in Public Participation provides a broad-based learning experience covering all the foundations of civic engagement. Developed by the most experiences and successful practitioners from around the world, this training provides best practices and tools for designing and implementing practical, real world public involvement programs. After each class, students will earn credit from IAP2 recognizing their successful completion of that course. With completion of all three classes, students will earn a Certificate in Public Participation from IAP2.
Sponsor: The International Association for Public Participation
Location: Arizona State University’s (ASU) Planning + Design Academy at the Phoenix Urban Research Laboratory (PURL), Phoenix
Location Details: 234 N. Central 8th Fl. Phoenix, AZ
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. both days
Cost: $325/person each day
Category: By Registration
Phone: 602/266-5556
Email: jdg@godecrandall.com
Website: http://design.asu.edu/pdacademy/wrkprocessmanagement.shtml#IAP2
1/14/2009 or 3/20/2009
Effective Communication for Public Participation
This one-day class will give you the fundamental communication skills specifically geared to public participation practitioners. You’ll learn the Principles of Authentic Communication and focus on specific tools used to prepare and present information materials effectively in a variety of forms, small and large group meeting techniques, and facilitation essentials. This course will give you the skills and confidence to deal with difficult issues, meetings and people. This course is valuable for both beginners and seasoned communicators and covers the techniques that are critical to public involvement and dealing with the most difficult, high stakes public situations. You’ll leave understanding the importance of active listening, the essentials of risk communication, how to create effective written and verbal presentations, and how to work effectively with news media. The International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) Certificate Program in Public Participation provides a broad-based learning experience covering all the foundations of civic engagement. Developed by the most experiences and successful practitioners from around the world, this training provides best practices and tools for designing and implementing practical, real world public involvement programs. After each class, students will earn credit from IAP2 recognizing their successful completion of that course. With completion of all three classes, students will earn a Certificate in Public Participation from IAP2.
Sponsor: The International Association for Public Participation
Location: Arizona State University’s (ASU) Planning + Design Academy at the Phoenix Urban Research Laboratory (PURL), Phoenix
Location Details: 234 N. Central 8th Fl. Phoenix, AZ
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. both days
Cost: $310
Category: By Registration
Phone: 602/266-5556
Email: jdg@godecrandall.com
Website: http://design.asu.edu/pdacademy/wrkprocessmanagement.shtml#IAP2b
This one-day class will give you the fundamental communication skills specifically geared to public participation practitioners. You’ll learn the Principles of Authentic Communication and focus on specific tools used to prepare and present information materials effectively in a variety of forms, small and large group meeting techniques, and facilitation essentials. This course will give you the skills and confidence to deal with difficult issues, meetings and people. This course is valuable for both beginners and seasoned communicators and covers the techniques that are critical to public involvement and dealing with the most difficult, high stakes public situations. You’ll leave understanding the importance of active listening, the essentials of risk communication, how to create effective written and verbal presentations, and how to work effectively with news media. The International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) Certificate Program in Public Participation provides a broad-based learning experience covering all the foundations of civic engagement. Developed by the most experiences and successful practitioners from around the world, this training provides best practices and tools for designing and implementing practical, real world public involvement programs. After each class, students will earn credit from IAP2 recognizing their successful completion of that course. With completion of all three classes, students will earn a Certificate in Public Participation from IAP2.
Sponsor: The International Association for Public Participation
Location: Arizona State University’s (ASU) Planning + Design Academy at the Phoenix Urban Research Laboratory (PURL), Phoenix
Location Details: 234 N. Central 8th Fl. Phoenix, AZ
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. both days
Cost: $310
Category: By Registration
Phone: 602/266-5556
Email: jdg@godecrandall.com
Website: http://design.asu.edu/pdacademy/wrkprocessmanagement.shtml#IAP2b
1/15/2009-1/16/2009 or 4/2/2009-4/3/2009
Techniques for Effective Public Participation
This one-day class will give you the fundamental communication skills specifically geared to public participation practitioners. You’ll learn the Principles of Authentic Communication and focus on specific tools used to prepare and present information materials effectively in a variety of forms, small and large group meeting techniques, and facilitation essentials. This course will give you the skills and confidence to deal with difficult issues, meetings and people. This course is valuable for both beginners and seasoned communicators and covers the techniques that are critical to public involvement and dealing with the most difficult, high stakes public situations. You’ll leave understanding the importance of active listening, the essentials of risk communication, how to create effective written and verbal presentations, and how to work effectively with news media. The International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) Certificate Program in Public Participation provides a broad-based learning experience covering all the foundations of civic engagement. Developed by the most experiences and successful practitioners from around the world, this training provides best practices and tools for designing and implementing practical, real world public involvement programs. After each class, students will earn credit from IAP2 recognizing their successful completion of that course. With completion of all three classes, students will earn a Certificate in Public Participation from IAP2.
Sponsor: The International Association for Public Participation
Location: Arizona State University’s (ASU) Planning + Design Academy at the Phoenix Urban Research Laboratory (PURL), Phoenix
Location Details: 234 N. Central 8th Fl. Phoenix, AZ
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. both days
Cost: $310
Category: By Registration
Phone: 602/266-5556
Email: jdg@godecrandall.com
Website: http://design.asu.edu/pdacademy/wrkprocessmanagement.shtml#IAP2c
This one-day class will give you the fundamental communication skills specifically geared to public participation practitioners. You’ll learn the Principles of Authentic Communication and focus on specific tools used to prepare and present information materials effectively in a variety of forms, small and large group meeting techniques, and facilitation essentials. This course will give you the skills and confidence to deal with difficult issues, meetings and people. This course is valuable for both beginners and seasoned communicators and covers the techniques that are critical to public involvement and dealing with the most difficult, high stakes public situations. You’ll leave understanding the importance of active listening, the essentials of risk communication, how to create effective written and verbal presentations, and how to work effectively with news media. The International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) Certificate Program in Public Participation provides a broad-based learning experience covering all the foundations of civic engagement. Developed by the most experiences and successful practitioners from around the world, this training provides best practices and tools for designing and implementing practical, real world public involvement programs. After each class, students will earn credit from IAP2 recognizing their successful completion of that course. With completion of all three classes, students will earn a Certificate in Public Participation from IAP2.
Sponsor: The International Association for Public Participation
Location: Arizona State University’s (ASU) Planning + Design Academy at the Phoenix Urban Research Laboratory (PURL), Phoenix
Location Details: 234 N. Central 8th Fl. Phoenix, AZ
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. both days
Cost: $310
Category: By Registration
Phone: 602/266-5556
Email: jdg@godecrandall.com
Website: http://design.asu.edu/pdacademy/wrkprocessmanagement.shtml#IAP2c
